Saint Anselm Outlasts Wayne State
Blanchard Leads Five Players In Double Figures, Hawks Win 92-82

Brianna Blanchard paced five players in double figures with 21 points.

Kutztown, Pa. (November 23, 2002) --Saint Anselm put six players in double figures and finished the game on a 23-8 run to register a 92-82 victory over Wayne State (Mich.) on day two of the Holiday Inn Conference Center Classic at Keystone Arena in Kutztown, Pa.

Saint Anselm improves to 2-0 on the season while Wayne State fell to 0-2 with the loss.

Brianna Blanchard (Presque Isle, Maine/ Presque Isle) scored 21 points and added seven rebounds from Saint
Anselm, which grabbed the lead for good with four minutes to play on a lay-up by Blanchard.

Jennifer Reddish (Weymouth, Mass./ Archbishop Williams) (15 points), Molly Dullea (Longmeadow, Mass./ Longmeadow) (14 points, six assists), Sara Petrowicz (Grafton, Mass./ Holy Name) (11 points, 14 rebounds) and Jen Carson (Townsend, Mass./ N. Middlesex) (11 points, five rebounds) helped a Saint Anselm offense that shot 47 percent from the floor and 74 percent from the free-throw line.

Saint Anselm led by as many as nine points early in the second half, but Wayne State, led by Keneisha Moss (27 points, eight rebounds), stormed back with a 13-3 run to take a 62-61 lead with 10:24 to play, the first of eight lead changes and seven ties down the stretch.

Eventually, Blanchard’s layup with 4:00 to play gave Saint Anselm an 80-79 lead it would not relinquish. Blanchard sealed it hitting five of six free throws in the final minute.

Blanchard and Dullea were named to the all-tournament team for the Hawks, who shot 26-for-35 from the free throw line after struggling on day one of the tournament.

The Hawks will return to action Tuesday night when they host Pace in the season's home opener at 5:30 PM.

Score By Period	1	2	OT	F
Wayne State	39	43	-	82
Saint Anselm	42	50	-	92

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